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What’s Happening at a Glance
Creative
Worship & Ritual
- Sukkot, Friday September 20
- Morning Service and Bar Mitzvah, Saturday September 21
- Simchat Torah, Sunday, September 29
Membership
News and Upcoming Events
- Office Closed Today, September 19, for Sukkot
- High Holidays: Thank You!
- Book Club, Wednesday, September 25
- New September Fundraiser: Dengeo’s
- Permanent Restaurant Fundraisers: The Continental and Butterfield’s
Volunteer
Opportunities
- Simchat Torah Pizza Party Prep
- Offfice Help Needed
- Landscape Fall Cleanup
The Rabbi's
Corner
- "The Sukkah of Joy"
- Start the School Year with Sukkot Family Day, September 22
Teen News
- Madrichim
- BBYO
Community
News
- Response: Parent and Family Connection
- American Diabetes Association “Step Out” Walk
Jewish
Cultural Events in Chicagoland
- Festival of Israeli Film
- “Old Jews Telling Jokes”
SHOP Shir
Hadash
Creative Worship and Ritual
Sukkot: Friday, September 20:
Join Shir
Hadash for Sukkot services on Friday, September 20, at 7:30 p.m. After a
family-friendly service, we will engage in a Sukkot art project for all ages.
Sukkot decorations will be created and hung in the sukkah that evening. Then
we’ll shake the lulav and the etrog and have a pot-luck oneg in the sukkah.
Services will be held at Shir Hadash Synagogue, 200 W. Dundee Road, Wheeling,
IL 60090. For more information, click here or call (847) 498-8218.
Shabbat Morning Service: Saturday, September 22
We will gather at
the synagogue this Saturday
for a morning service at 9:30, and say mazel tov to our
congregation’s newest bar mitzvah.
Sunday, September 29: Simchat Torah Service
and Pizza Dinner
Celebrate
Simchat Torah on Sunday, September 29, with a pizza dinner followed by a
wonderful service! Dinner starts at
5:00pm with the service following at 6:00. We welcome everyone, younger and
older, to dance numerous circle dances with our Torah scrolls led by Rabbi
Eitan Weiner-Kaplow and members of the Mighty Shir Hadash Klezmorim band. Our
newest religious school students will be honored through a “Consecration”
ceremony.
Following the dancing, we will unroll a Torah scroll from end to end
for all to see. We will read the last few lines of the Torah and then the first
few lines, thus finishing and beginning our study anew. Finally, taffy apples
will be served outside in our Sukkah harvest booth.
Details
regarding price for the dinner and RSVP info will be coming soon. Looking
forward to seeing everyone for this great Shir Hadash evening.
Membership and Upcoming Events
Office
Closed Today, September 19
The Shir
Hadash office will be closed on Thursday, September 19 due to the Sukkot
holiday.
High Holidays Participants: Thank You!
Many thanks
to everyone who contributed their time and talents to create this year’s Rosh Hashanah
and Yom Kippur services. Musicians, volunteers, dancers, committee members,
readers, dramatists, support staff -- together, you established an atmosphere
of creativity and heartfelt spirituality that is the essence of Shir Hadash.
Kol Havod! Watch for a recap of our High Holidays observances and a more
detailed list of “Thanks Yous” to be coming soon.
Book Club
Our next
meeting will be next Wednesday, September 25 at 7:30 pm at the home of Mickey
Herbin, 4050 Dundee Rd. # 103 in Northbrook. We will discuss My Russian
Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner: A Family Memoir by Meir
Shalev. This is the story of a second generation Israeli family and their
grandmother battling her biggest problem with Israel—the dirt. All are welcome!
Please RSVP to Meryl Abensohn at abenkras@aol.com.
New Restaurant Fundraiser: Dengeo’s on
September 24
The next SH Dining
for Dollars event is at Dengeo’s Restaurant next
Tuesday September 24. Come just down
the road from our synagogue and join our community for some food and
fundraising! Visit anytime on Tuesday
and mention Shir Hadash -- no flyer needed!
-- and 20% of your purchase will be donated to Shir Hadash. The Buffalo Grove
location is at 195 W. Dundee Road, just west of Buffalo Grove Road. The
promotion is also available at the Skokie location at 3301 W. Main Street.
Permanent Restaurant Fundraisers: The
Continental and Butterfield's
Visit The
Continental Restaurant or Butterfield’s anytime, and they will donate 5% of
your total bill to Shir Hadash! No flyer needed – just mention Shir Hadash when
you are paying. Stop by for a great meal
and thank them for supporting our community!
- The Continental Restaurant, 788 S. Buffalo Grove Road, Buffalo Grove – 847 459 4095
- Butterfield’s, 4195 Dundee, Northbrook – 847 205 2588
Volunteer Opportunities
Simchat Torah: Pizza Party Prep
As you read
above, we’ll start our Simchat Torah celebration on Sunday, September 29 with a
pizza dinner. To set up, we willneed help putting out the dining tables,
chairs, and buffet tables. Set up will begin about 12:15, just before Sunday
School finishes. So come on in and join
the fun. The more people who help - kids
are welcome! - the faster the job will get done. If you have any questions
contact the Shir Hadash office at 847 498 8218.
Office Help Needed
Our tireless office manager Lillian needs assistance with
answering the phones and helping with administrative tasks between now and
September 30. The busiest times are from 9am-noon, but she could use help
anytime between 9am and 4pm. If you’re
able to volunteer a day or two, or more, it would be most appreciated. Contact volunteer@shir-hadash.org as soon as possible to let us
know what dates and hours you are available.
Landscape Fall Clean-Up
Before April
showers and May flowers, and spring planting, comes the less glamorous chore of
clearing out the old stuff so we are ready to hit the ground running in the
spring on our long term beautification plan for the new building. Please join
the Landscaping Committee at one (or more!) of our upcoming Fall Clean-ups!
- Sunday, September 29
- Sunday, October 6
- Sunday, October 20
All clean-up sessions will run from 10am-12noon.We will meet
in the Shir Hadash parking lot. Please bring any gardening equipment you may
have such as shovels, spades, clippers, etc. Dress to get dirty!
We encourage teens in need of school service hours to
attend. Unfortunately, young children may not attend for safety reasons. For questions, or for more information,
please contact Jodi Marvet at jlmarvet@comcast.net.
The Rabbi’s Corner
September 20-21, 2013
17 Tishrei 5774
Shabbat Chol Hamo’ed Sukkot
Torah Portion:
Exodus 33:12-43:26, Deuteronomy 16:13-17
Haftarah Portion:
Ezekiel 38:18-39:16
“The Sukkah of Joy”
Dear Friends,
The Festival of Sukkot begins this evening, Wednesday, and
lasts a whole week. It will conclude next week with the festivals of Shemini
Atzeret and Simchat Torah. Sukkot is our
harvest festival, the forerunner of America’s Thanksgiving holiday.
Our Jewish tradition calls upon us to build fragile and
flimsy huts covered with green branches.
We are instructed to eat and live in them for the whole week and even
sleep in them, too! The roof is open to
the sky so that the stars can be seen at night.
Wind blows through and rain drips within. Sitting in the sukkah, we become instantly
aware of how vulnerable we are in the vastness of the natural world and the
immensity of the cosmos. It is when we realize how really small and
insignificant we really are in the full reality of time and space….
To read the rest of The Rabbi’s Corner, click here to visit
our website.
School News
First Day of Sunday School -- Sukkot Family
Day
Welcome to a
new school year at Shir Hadash! Our first day is this Sunday, September 22 from
9:15 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. We are kicking off the year with a Sukkot Family Day,
and parents are welcome to join in the fun for the entire morning!
Please park
at the synagogue (200 W. Dundee Road, Wheeling) or at Hawthorne school (200 Glendale
Road, Wheeling, directly north of Shir Hadash. Click here for a map to the
Hawthorne parking lot entrance. Upon entering the synagogue parking lot, please
drive straight ahead, then left, around back of the lot for parking. People
will be there to help direct traffic.
Students
need to bring a healthy snack, a little enthusiasm, and a smile.
- 9:15-9:40—Opening Ceremony with Rabbi Eitan, Education Director Emily Ascher, Youth Director Carole Mostow. Meet new Music Director Adrian Durlester, teachers and madrichim!
- 9:50-11:30--- Students dismissed with teachers and madrichim. Parents stay for short informational meeting with Education Director Emily Ascher, followed by a festive autumnal adult education experience with Rabbi Eitan,
- 11:30-12:25—Students work in groups to create an Ushpizim Sukkot art project run by Art Specialist Phyllis Levun-Agostino, and take turns at the sukkah. Parents should stay--schmooze, join in the art project, and join your child while they shake the lulav (and more) in the sukkah.
- Visiting the Sukkah – Schedule
- 11:30 – 11:50 Gan-Grade 3
- 11:50 – 12:10 Grades 4 and 5
- 12:10 – 12:25 Grades 6 and 7
We can’t
wait to see all our students and families on Sunday! Please email Emily Ascher,
Education Director, at eddirector@shir-hadash.org with any questions.
Teen News
Madrichim:
Sunday School starts this week!
REMINDER:
Sunday school begins this Sunday, September 22nd. Please be prompt, arriving at
the synagogue between 8:45 and 9:00 a.m. Check in with Gloria and your teacher.
We will then move to the sanctuary to join the kids & parents for a short
meeting.
Madrichim assignments were sent by e-mail. If you have not
received your assignment, please contact Carole Mostow as soon as possible:
youth@shir-hadash.org.
BBYO
8th-12th
graders: BBYO applications are available on-line. Please follow the link in the
e-mail you were sent to register for our new chapter. Contact
Carole Mostow, youth@shir-hadash.org, if you have any questions.
Community News
Response’s Parent and Family Connection Series
Parent and Family Connection is back! This JCFS-sponsored
group offers friendship and support to LGBTQ
teens and their families. New members and guests are always welcome.
Upcoming events include:
- Monday, September 23: First fall meeting at Response, 9304 Skokie Blvd in Skokie, 7:00 to 8:30
- Sunday, October 6: Film screening of “Melting Away”,the first Israeli film to portray a family coming to terms with their transgender teen. This event is free, and will be followed by refreshments and a panel discussion. The screening will be held at Emanuel Congregation, 5959 N Sheridan Rd, Chicago, from 1:00 to 3:00pm.
For more information, contact Rachel Marro at RachelMarro@jcfs.org, 224-625-2946.
American
Diabetes Association “Step Out” Fundraiser
The ADA’s
annual Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes will be held September 28 at Didier
Farms. Shir Hadash’s Dumrauf family has a team walking in honor of their son. In
addition to a four-mile fundraising walk, this event features a fun, family-friendly
festival where you can learn about healthy eating, physical activity and
diabetes before and after the walk. Didier Farms is a pumpkin patch full of
rides and games for children and a corn maze and hayrack rides is fun for the
entire family! Visit the event website for details on how to participate or donate
in support of Team Tyler Dumrauf.
This
long-running Off-Broadway show will be playing at the Royal George Theatre from
September 24 through January 26. Click here to visit the theatre’s website. If you are interested in seeing this
play in late October or November, please contact Meryl Abensohn at
abenkras@aol.com.
Jewish Cultural Events in Chicagoland
Festival for
Israeli Cinema
The Chicago
Festival for Israeli Cinema will be held October 3 – 13. Fifteen films in a wide
variety of genres
be shown at
Northbrook Court and at venues in downtown Chicago. Visit the Festival’s website for more information or call 847-687-2126.
"Old
Jews Telling Jokes" at the Royal George Theatre
SHOP Shir Hadash
SHOP is our congregation’s ongoing fundraiser – and the
easiest way to support the shul without spending a dime more than you otherwise
would! Purchase giftcards through SHOP and the vendors pay a percentage back to
Shir Hadash. SHOP
orders of at least $400 are now payable by credit card, as well as annual SHOP
orders. Orders can be picked up at the synagogue office or at Sunday School.
For more information, visit our SHOP page on the Shir Hadash website.
While supplies last, a limited run of the following plastic
gift cards will be available:
- Barnes & Noble $5 Gift Card
- Panera Bread $5 Gift Card
Macy's $100
ScripNow eCards Available!
Bonus
Contributions Available Now:
- Logan’s Roadhouse – 2% through 10/4
- Subway Restaurants -- 1% through 9/20
- TGI Friday’s – 1% through 9/20
- Hallmark – 1% through 9/27
- The Cheesecake Factory – 2% through 9/20
- JCPenney – 1% through 9/20
- Best Buy – 1% through 9/20
- Bed Bath & Beyond – 1% through 9/27
- Coldwater Creek – 2% through 9/27
- California Pizza Kitchen – 2% through September 27
- Gordman’s – 2% though 9/27
- The Home Depot – 1% through 9/20
- J. Jill – 3% through 9/27
- Journeys – 3% through 9/27
- Landry’s – 2% through 9/27
- Petsmart – 2% through 9/27
- Restaurant.com – 10% through 10/11
- Shutterfly – 2% through 9/27
Bonus
Contributions Starting Soon:
- Albertsons – 1% 9/21 through 10/4
- Caribou Coffee – 1% 9/21 through 10/4
- iTunes – 5% 9/21 through 9/27
- Jo-Ann – 2% 9/21 through 10/4
Between now and
October 31, 2013, you could earn $100 in your choice of ShopWithScrip.com gift
cards for every new organization that enrolls and places an order. When you
refer a new organization, they will receive free shipping on their first order!
Thank-Scrip-ing
Day will be back for Thanksgiving, November 28, with a whole new set of
retailers and ScripNow bonuses! Plus, we still have a lot of different bonuses
you can see on our Special Offers page, and we'll have more exciting news about
upcoming events like free shipping, special coupons, and more. Contact Gina
Zinbarg, gzinbarg@sbcglobal.net, for more information.
Thanks to the
following families for participating in SHOP this week:
• Zinbarg
• Schleicher
• Fern
• Callistein
• Estes-Goldman
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